Dr. Katy Hazzard grew up primarily in Florida and Idaho, though she is a New Englander by birth and heritage. She and her husband Chuck live in Freeport, and their resident family includes five cats and a dog. They are particularly proud of Brooke, their Vizsla, who is a seemingly-tireless running companion and a regular model for FetchDog. Dr. Hazzard earned her Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Denison University with a minor in philosophy, followed by her veterinary medical doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed externships in neurology and internal medicine at Angell Memorial in Boston and ophthalmology and shelter medicine and surgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, she practiced exclusively feline medicine and surgery for five years before joining the Falmouth Veterinary Hospital team in July of 2004; she became part owner of the practice in 2009 with Drs. Wack and Graves and senior partner Dr. Andrews. She is PennHIP certified to help breeders select for the best hips in future generations of dogs, and has also had additional training in ultrasound. Her veterinary special interests include feline medicine, geriatrics (both canine and feline), dental health and surgery, and behavior. She has been an advisory board member of the Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) shelter for over five years. On the human side, she will be a certified EMT (basic) as of December of 2009. In her free time, she loves to run both trails and roads, especially longer distances, so far up to 50K (31 miles) in trail races. She also enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, and skiing, and just about all things outdoors, and would like renew her dedication to playing her classical guitar.